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Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Check Out the Best “Decked” House in Massachusetts

You voted and this house was the top local vote-getter in our Deck the House contest.

Who has the best “decked” house in Massachusetts?  According to users who voted in our annual Deck the House contest, this home in Danvers has the best holiday lights in Massachusetts. Other nearby finalists include homes in Coventry and East Greenwich, Rhode Island. We had tons of national entries in this year’s Deck the House contest and in our quest to find the most over-the-top holiday decorations in the country, we’ve seen everything from a life-size Santa to holiday lights so bright they could blind the neighbors. We loved showcasing everyone’s holiday spirit, but Deck the House isn’t over yet. We’re still looking for the one home so spectacularly decorated that it could be the national grand prize winner of our contest. We've chosen…

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Enter Patch's “Deck the House” Contest For a Chance to Win $100,000

Did you decorate your house for the holidays this year? Enter our "Deck the House" contest and you could win $100,000 for the Easton Public Schools and $500 to pay your electric bills!

We’re launching our annual Deck the House Contest to find the most over-the-top holiday decorations in America - the best “decked” house in the country - the one home so spectacularly decorated that everyone in town jokes your holiday decorations could rival Rockefeller Center’s. If this sounds like your house, upload a photo or video of your home to our contest page from Nov. 26 to Dec. 16 by clicking on the link: http://deckthehouse.patch.com/contest/Easton Only residents of Patch towns are eligible to enter. We’ll select 24 regional finalists, and from them, pick one grand prize winner. Patch will pay up to $500 of the utility bill for each finalist, while our national winner will have $100,000 donated to his or her local school …

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Question of the Day

Question of the Day: School Improvements [Poll]

If you won Patch's Deck The House contest, how would you like the Easton schools to spend the $100,000?

  If you won $100,000 and could give it to the Easton Public Schools, how would you want it spent? Nominate your home, or a neighbor's home, for Patch's Deck the House contest, at http://deckthehouse.patch.com/. The winning entry will be forwarded to a national Patch judge that will select 24 finalists. Each finalist will receive $500 that they can apply to their December electric bill. From Dec. 30 through Jan. 8, you will be able to vote for the Best Decked House in all of Patch. The grand prize winner's school district will receive a $100,000 check from Patch. Easton Public Schools endured $900,000 worth of budget cuts last year that included the loss of 18 positions. If you won Patch's Deck The House contest, how would you like the …

Janet Sroczynski

1:47 pm on Wednesday, December 21, 2011

A box or two of grass seed to improve the HHRichardson & Olmstead Schools playground would go a long way toward improving the grass playground area, and expanding it a bit into far more usable space. Enough pavement, a bit more grass play area near the basketball court(s)...where the hard-pact dirt currently is.   more ›

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Deck Your House And Win $100,000 For Easton Public Schools

Get out the lights and holly. Your decorating could net $100,000 to our schools.

  Don’t miss out on this opportunity to win a $100,000 gift to the Easton Public Schools. Patch.com is launching a nationwide contest to find the best dressed home in its Patch communities, and the winner’s school district will receive $100,000, no strings attached. Here’s how the contest works. Beginning on Dec. 8 and continuing through Dec. 26, you can nominate your home by uploading a photo to the contest entry form on the site. During that same time period you and your neighbors will also be able to vote for your favorite festive home. The winning entry will be forwarded to a national Patch judge that will select 24 finalists. Each finalist will receive $500 that they can apply to their December electric bill. From Dec. 30 through Jan…

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